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Senior Database Administrator (Cloud and On Prem DB)

  • Date posted: 08/01/2026
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Salary: $55000-$65000
  • Location: , Hong Kong

Our Insurance client looking for high calibre Senior Cloud DBA to join their Infrastructure team.

Job ad:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, deploy, and optimize cloud databases on Alibaba Cloud (RDS, PolarDB) and AWS (RDS, Aurora).
  • Manage database architecture, performance tuning, backup, and disaster recovery.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot performance using CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.
  • Automate operations and deployments with Terraform or Ansible.
  • Implement database security and access control following cloud best practices.
  • Support database migration and cross-cloud sync using AWS DMS or Alibaba DTS.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of DBA experience including cloud database management.
  • Strong skills in Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale (TB-level) databases, sharding, and read/write splitting.
  • Experience leading cloud migrations, DR drills, or hybrid cloud projects.
  • Preferably certified in Alibaba Cloud ACP/ACE or AWS Certified Database - Specialty.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills in Cantonese and English.

"Sanderson-iKas" is the brand name for the following companies incorporated in Hong Kong: Sanderson Solutions International (Hong Kong) Limited (Business Registration no.53741924) and iKas International (Asia) Limited (Business Registration no.39818987)

Website: www.sanderson-ikas.hk

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